Adjustable shade-bracket.



No. 696,390. Paten-ted mar. 25, 1902. E. cHAMBEmLm.

ADJUSTABLE SHADE BRACKET.

(Application led July 3, 1897.)

(No Model.)

His ATTUJ? UNITED STATES PATENT trice.

EDVARD CHAMBERLIN, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HORACE S. PEASE, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

ADJUSTABLE SHADE-BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 696,390, dated March 25, 1992.

Application lecl July 3, 1897. Serial No. t5/l=3.435.` (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, il; may con/cern.; Windows in different houses often vary con- Be it known that I, EDWARD CHAMBERLIN, siderably in width, and shade-rollers which a citizen of the United States, residing at Cinwould be the proper width in one house are cinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State frequently found to be either too narrow or 55 5 of Ohio, have invented certain new and usetoo wide for use in another house where the ful Improvements in Adjustable Brackets, ot ordinary bracket is depended upon to support which the following is a specification. them. Again,windows in one house are often My invention relates to novel means lfor adhigher than those in another, and il' the change justing shades and curtains Without detachis made from a short to a long window the 6o to ing or removing the bracket from the casing. shade is too short and leaves a space at the The object of my invention is to produce a bottom of the window which must be temposimple, durable, and effective bracket adaptj rarily covered by splicing the shade to make ed to be easily and quickly adjusted vertiit reach or it is rendered entirely useless for cally or horizontally without removing the the newsituation. Iovercomeailotthese dit'- 65 t5 Wall-plate or base after it has been securely iiculties by means of my invention, by which fastened to the window or other casing. I am enabled to easily and quickly and'with- My invention consists in the parts and comout removing the bracket from the window bination of parts shown in the drawings and adjust the shade or curtain up or down or hereinafter described, and pointed out in the sidewise several inches to the desired loca- 7o zo claims. l tion.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front eleva- I construct the base or wall-plate A of the tion showing a pair of brackets supporting a bracket of suitable length to allow for vertiwindow-shade roller. j Fig. 2 is a side elevacal adjustment of the movable support theretion of the right-hand bracket. Fig. 3 is a on, said base having upon the outer or inner 75 z5 similar view of the left-hand bracket. Fig. edge two rows of notches to receive and re- 4 is an enlarged front elevation of one of my tain the movable support B of the bracket, brackets, showing one end of the windowwhichisheldin an adjusted position bymeans shade roller supported therein, the dotted of a nut. C and bolt D, the base having an lines indicating the movable support and elongated slot to permit the bolt to take and 8o 3o roller in another position. Fig. 5 is a transbe adjusted vertically therein. Vlhen the verse section taken on the line x Fig. 3, base is constructed in the form shown in Fig. showing a side view of the screw-bolt looking 4, I provide a bead ct upon each side of the in the direction of thearrow. Fig. 6 is a slot to form a bearing for the nut C to take front view of a modified form of bracket, against, and if the elongated slot lhe larger 85 35 showing a portion only of the movable supthan the bolt-head a suitable washer E may port. Fig. 7 is a side view ot' the bracket, be employed with the form of base shown in showing both a curtain pole support and Figs. 6 and 7, and I prefer it at all times as a shade-roller applied thereto, the curtain-pole means for preserving the visible surface ofthe support being partly broken away for lack of bracket from becoming scratched or rough- 9o ao space. Fig. 8 is a transverse section on the ened when tightening the bolt. In the form line y y, Fig. '7, showing a side view of the of base showing the notches upon the visible nut and bolt which secure the movable supsurface a washerE is required to bear against port to the base looking in the direction of arms b to hold them in the notches when the the arrow. bolt is screwed up and sufiiciently tightened. 95 45 These brackets are primarily intended for This operation may beperformed by means supporting window-shade rollers or curtainof a screw-driver. Then the notches are poles, but may be used for anyanalogous purupon the under side of the base, the nut C is pose. It often happens that portions of the preferably made long enough to extend across moldings or window-casings are formed with and take partly over and around the arms b of loo 5o rough or uneven surfaces, rendering it diftithe movable support, having suitable grooves cult to secure the ordinary bracket thereto. formed upon one face thereof, as shown in Fig. 7, to partly receive said arms. This construction enables me to dispense with the beads a a and also with the washer E and gives a smooth and finished appearance to the visible portion of the base.

The movable supports B are preferably constructed of wire of any suitable size, so bent as to form an eye to receive the end of the shade-roller, with two arms of any desired length at right angles thereto, adapted to be secured to the base above described and be adjusted to any desired position. After the base A has been screwed or otherwise secured to the window-frame and the movable support attached thereto it may be adjusted up or down or sidewise by simply loosening the bolt suiiiciently to allow the arms a to pass between the washer or nut and the projecting edges of the base, and for sidewise adjustmenta very slight loosening is necessary, and the arms may then be adjusted to the position shown in Fig. 5 or entirely removed and reversed to `the position shown by the dotted lines in Fig. ai. or to any other position necessary to accom modate the bracket tothe length j of roller or desired position of the shade or blind.

I prefer to make the notches in the bases in substantially the forms indicated in the drawings, so that they will be right and left hand bases instead of interchangeable, as this construction enables me to more firmly secure the movable supports to the base. It will be seen by reference to Figs. 2, 3, and 7 that each notch in one row has a shoulder on its lower side, and each corresponding notch in the opposite row asimilar shoulder on its upper side, whereby the arms of the movable support will each be furnished with a bearing above and below. This construction prevents Vertical shifting of the arms, as the lower shoulders of one rod form bearing-surfaces for the downward pressure, while the upper shoulders of the other row form bearing-surfaces for the upward pressure. When the supports are fastened in position, vertical movement of the support is overcome and the same held rigidly in any desired position. As shown 'in the drawings, the side of each notch opposite the bearing-shoulder is tapered o to facilitate adjustment and render the same more secure. By reversing the movable supports and placing them in position indicated by the dotted linesFig. 4, instead of the position shown in Fig. l, the notches will be hid from view.

The bearing or eye formed upon the movable support in Fig. 3 is made square-shaped to receive the left-hand end of the roller as commonly constructed, so that the part which takes into it will not turn or rotate therein, while the one shown in Fig. 2 is made round to permit the journal of the opposite end of the roller to turn or rotate in the usual way.

A desirable feature of my bracket is its adaptability to support both the curtain-pole and the shade-roller at the same time. This is done by providing each bracket-base with a movable curtain-pole support, as B, and shade-roller support, as B, and placing the former above the latter upon the base. The movable curtain-pole support is made to extend out farther from the base than the shaderoller support, so that the shade will be free from contact with the curtain. By mounting both the curtain-pole support and the shade roller support upon the same base I am enabled to reduce the cost of construction, preserve the casing from additional marring due to screwing or nailing on two bases instead of one, and save labor in putting on and removing the brackets.

It will be seen that by means of my bracket the ends of the roller and pole may be adj usted and held at any desired point extending over a space of several inches sidewise either inside or outside of the base and extending over a space of several inches vertically without defacing the window-casing by unscrewing the base and changing its location thereon.

I am aware that others have heretofore constructed brackets adapted to be adjusted both vertically and horizontally without removing the base, and I do not, therefore, claim the same broadly; but

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters'Patent, is

l. In an adjustable bracket, the combination of a fixed vertical base having a central vertical slot, a double row of notches upon its under face, an adjustable support having arms extending at right angles across said row of notches, a bolt taking through said slot and a nut, having grooves to receive the arms of the support, engaging with said bolt to secure the parts together, substantially as set forth.

2. In an adjustable bracket the combination of a fixed vertical base having a longitudinal slot, a double row of notches upon one face of said base, an adjustable support having arms extending at right angles across said row of notches, a bolt taking through said slot, and a nut engaging with the bolt to secure the parts together, substantially as set forth.

3. In an adjustable bracket, the combination of a fixed vertical base having a central longitudinal slot and a double row of notches upon one face thereof, two supports each having arms with free ends to take transversely across and engage with said notches, one of said supports being formed to retain a curtain-pole and the other a window-shade roller and be adjusted vertically and laterally independent of the other to any desired position and a nut and bolt adapted to secure the parts together, substantially as set forth and for the purposes specified.

EDWARD CHAMBERLIN.

Witnesses:

JAS. A. ERMsToN, JAMES N. RAMsEY.

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